Conflict Incident Report

ISF arrests 31 Syrian in Swiri for entering illegaly

Date of incident:

April 12, 2017

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Internal Security Forces (ISF)

Internal Security Forces (ISF) directorate on issued a statement saying that it managed on April 12, 2017 to stop at 23:00 a minibus carrying 31 Syrians for entering Lebanese Swiri village in Bekaa in an illegal way, knowing that the plate number of the minibus was a fake one.
ISF referred the Syrian driver as well as the 30 passengers to the judiciary, and upon investigations with the driver he admitted that he worked in favor of one of the big smugglers in the region. The minibus was seized and investigations are still ongoing with the driver to arrest other involved individuals.

Source Link:

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/78103/ISF-arrests-31-Syrians-i…

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

Secondary Category:

Illicit Trade/Trafficking/Smuggling

Classification of conflict (primary):

Border conflicts (Syrian border)

Violations, disputes and/or conflicts arising between rival armed groups along the Lebanese/Syrian borders which involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and Syrian side in both Lebanon and Syria. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. ISIS, al-Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or of any other national entity.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Individual acts of violence

Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.

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Conflict Incident Report

ISF arrests 31 Syrian in Swiri for entering illegaly